Web Access

The full text of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are on GPO's website. For the Federal Register, you can perform fielded searches from 1995 to the present, and browse entire issues since 1994. Editions of CFR titles are online for 1996 to the present.

The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) publishes an unofficial, XML-based edition of the Federal Register. Users can search this version by keyword, date, agency, document category, docket ID, Regulation Identifier Number (RIN), CFR part, and geographic location.

The e-CFR is available online through GPO. While also unofficial, it is the most current editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments.

Libraries

The Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are generally available in federal depository libraries. The federal depository library program is made up of over 1,300 libraries that collect government documents and make them available to the public for borrowing or reading. A list of depository libraries is available on GPO's website. Most depository libraries are within a university or state library, so calling ahead to ask about hours and access is advised.

Purchasing from GPO

GPO sells subscriptions to and single issues of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations. More information is available from GPO by calling 202-512-1800 or 1-866-512-1800 or by visiting the online U.S. Government Bookstore. You may also fax or mail an order form.